The 1995 Sandown ATCC round was the opening round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 3 to 5 February at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. It consisted of two 28-lap races and the "Dash for Cash" - a 3-lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole was taken by John Bowe and the overall round was won by Larry Perkins.

Background In pre-season testing, defending champion Mark Skaife sustained injuries which forced him out of the opening round. Gibson Motorsport made no effort to replace Skaife for this round, instead leaving Jim Richards as the sole Gibson Motorsport competitor on the grid for the weekend.

Race results Qualifying Pos No Name Team Car Time 1 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:12.810 2 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.110 3 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.270 4 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VR Commodore 1:13.410 5 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.590 6 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.650 7 35 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:13.660 8 2 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VR Commodore 1:13.900 9 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing Holden VR Commodore 1:13.930 10 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Holden VR Commodore 1:13.980 11 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford EF Falcon 1:14.460 12 12 Greg Crick Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore 1:15.180 13 6 Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:15.310 14 47 John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing Ford EB Falcon 1:15.490 15 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team Holden VP Commodore 1:15.780 16 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.100 17 49 David Attard Alcair Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390 18 38 Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing Holden VP Commodore 1:16.390 19 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 1:16.420 20 34 Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Ford EB Falcon 1:20.570 Sources:

Dash for Cash

Pos No Name Team Laps Grid 1 2 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 3 1 2 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 3 2 3 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 3 3 4 35 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 3 4 5 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 3 8 6 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 3 6 7 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 3 5 8 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 3 10 9 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 3 9 10 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 3 6

Race 1 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 41min 22.719sec 4 2 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 12.634 s 5 3 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 15.636 s 10 4 2 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 28.171 s 8 5 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 29.970 s 1 6 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 28 + 43.006 s 11 7 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 56.566 s 2 8 38 Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 28 1:22.516 s 18 9 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 27 + 1 lap 19 10 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 3 11 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 27 + 1 lap 9 12 12 Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 27 + 1 lap 12 13 35 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 7 14 47 John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14 15 49 David Attard Alcair Racing 26 + 2 laps 26 16 34 Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 25 + 3 laps 20 17 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing 24 + 4 laps 16 Ret 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 11 Steering 6 Ret 6 Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 10 Accident 13 Ret 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 6 Accident 15 Fastest lap: Larry Perkins (Perkins Engineering) - 1:25.799 Sources:1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278

Race 2 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing 28 39min 20.270sec 5 2 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 28 + 6.915 s 1 3 4 Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 25.841 2 4 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 28 + 36.168 s 7 5 7 Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing 28 + 47.291 s 11 6 015 Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team 28 + 59.146 s 18 7 12 Greg Crick Perkins Engineering 28 + 1:01.474 s 12 8 05 Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 28 + 1:03.167 s 3 9 2 Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 28 + 1:10.916 s 4 10 6 Allan Grice Pinnacle Motorsport 28 + 1:22.753 s 19 11 3 Steve Reed Lansvale Racing Team 27 + 1 lap 20 12 35 Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 27 + 1 lap 13 13 49 David Attard Alcair Racing 27 + 1 lap 15 14 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 27 + 1 lap 6 15 47 John Trimbole Daily Planet Racing 26 + 2 laps 14 16 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing 26 + 2 laps 17 17 38 Mark Poole James Rosenberg Racing 25 + 3 laps 8 18 34 Claude Giorgi Claude Giorgi Racing 23 + 5 laps 16 Ret 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 0 Accident 9 Ret 30 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 0 Accident 10 Fastest lap: Tomas Mezera (Holden Racing Team) - 1:21.563 Sources:

Championship standings after the event After Round 1 of 10. Only the top five positions are included. Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Larry Perkins 37 2 Wayne Gardner 30 3 John Bowe 30 4 Peter Brock 20 5 Dick Johnson 18

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